Pre purchase inspection

Is it a company you are buying the truck from or a person? Do they have any maintenance history on the truck?

 

I would wait on that before you proceed. If they keep their equipment very well maintained. I would proceed. When buying anything used without a warranty their is a risk.

 

Did you try doing a rig dig report? rigdig.com

 

Well first rule I have when looking at a used truck, no records (dealer does not count) then it is instantly a $10k less offer than asking.

That said, get a Dyno with a blowby test and have the truck looked at by a different dealer.

However I have to ask, how are you going to get it to you?

 

What type of truck? I thought it was a DOT requirement to keep detailed service records for each commercial vehicle? I know I do and I had to provide it for my safety audit.

 

Get an oil sample and have it sent to a lab that does a complete analysis of the oil. Odds are the people might or might not have changed the oil already.

 

Dyno absolutely and one thing I learned from my more recent purchase, maybe take a look at getting a dealer to do a pressure test on egr also I've seen a lot of dealers heading off some issues and baking dpf's before sale which is appreciated, but these mechanics pulling the dpf doc out are likely to pinch sensor wires and harness lines.